then i have seen it. there's one growing in a parking lot on the southern
tip of boca grande. huge tree/shrub.

At 08:19 PM 1/21/03 -0600, you wrote:

My (admittedly old) references state that the Hau tree is Hibiscus
tilaceus. I remember it as having blooms that changes from yellow to
reddish brown over a period of 2 - 3 days. I believe it is endemic to Hawai"i.
Cathy

On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 04:09 PM, Island Jim wrote:

interesting stuff, tony. except for the Hau Tree and Dwarf type Bottle
Brush you could've been in southwest florida. the hau tree interests me.
got a clue about a botanical name?

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